The Green Team is Shaare Torah’s environmental action committee. Its purpose is to help Shaare Torah use sustainable practices in all aspects of synagogue life. In addition, this committee seeks to help Shaare Torah members, as well as members of the larger community, improve their care for the environment in their homes and workplaces.
The mission of the Green Team is to enable our members to implement Jewish values of stewardship for the earth in our homes, local community and synagogue.
The Green Team projects embody the principles of Tikkun Olam, highlighting education, action, and appreciation.
For more information, or to join this committee, please contact the Green Team at greenteam@shaaretorah.org
In 2024-2025, Shaare Torah participated in the “Sacred Spaces” interfaith native planting initiative. Learn more about the program and what you can do to introduce/increase native plants in your home garden.
By advocating for sustainable practices and environmental human rights, we can have an impact beyond our Shaare Torah community. The initiatives listed below offer individuals opportunities to have their voices heard on local, state, and national policies affecting our environment. These initiatives are presented by the Green Team, but it is up to each individual to read the background material and make their own decision on whether to support/act. Contact greenteam@shaaretorah.org if you have questions.
1) A call to our Jewish leaders to make climate change a central moral issue of the Jewish community. “Climate Action is a Moral Imperative of the Jewish Community” – community letter resulting from programs at the Big Bold Jewish Climate Fest this Tu B’shvat.
Action item: add your name to the letter linked above.
2) A call to our Jewish leaders to make climate change a central moral issue of the Jewish community. “Climate Action is a Moral Imperative of the Jewish Community”
